APRIL 2009

April 15 - All House Projects, All the Time

So it's been a month or so since I've been unemployed.  Life has settled, a plan has been put forth and a direction set for the next 2-3 months.

Before my layoff, Virginia and I have been anxious to get us moved in together at my place, but it had been slow going since any progress on the house was only being made on the weekends.

Well, my new situation has revealed another silver lining, in that progress is moving much faster.  Yeah, I'm somewhat nervous financing the ongoing construction, but soon enough we'll have our expenses cut in half as we join together under one roof.

So our plan is to have Virginia begin to move in during the month of August.  There is much to do, yet I'm knocking items off the master list quickly.

In the last 15 days, there has been progress on all fronts:

• office space is fully primed with two coats - new top coat colors are being decided upon
• office/laundry room wood door has been striped of paint, hardware buffed and refitted
• laundry cabinets have been installed
• laundry floor has been installed
• laundry utility sink and backsplash have been re-installed (was removed for new flooring)
• laundry lighting has been installed
• washer and dryer have been re-installed
• secondary electric circuit has been brought online - a bunch of new outlets and light switches are now working

Cabinets by IKEA - the most inexpensive ones I could find that were the right size.

Paint is left over from another project years gone by.

Floor is from Lowes. Hardwood? Not a chance.  Cheep Chinese linoleum flooring comes to the rescue for 98 cents/foot.

 The office is ready for a few top coats.  And a final photo as a reminder how far I've come from the sub-floor and framing stage.